Robin Nolan Gigbook

Tele295

Does anybody have one of these? The individual volumes of his Playalong series are $50 a piece (so $300 for the set), and this appears to be most of it under one cover for $80. Is this correct? If so, it seems to be a good value.

Jack

I used to have one--it's a good collection of tunes, with basic chords and melodies on facing pages so you can lay it flat and have the whole tune in front of you. Robin uses his own style of tablature that can take some getting used to but it's no big deal in the end.

Probably the biggest difference is that the Gig book doesn't come with CDs, while the other books do. But if you're using it for jams, etc., it's far more useful. Compact, no page turning, sturdy, and the progressions are kept simple.

best,
Jack.

BluesBop Harry

I love mine!
Lots of must know tunes, very handy.
I agree the TAB it's weird but I don't use it for melodies just chords.

Tele295

So it's the same as the books without the CD? I can deal with that.

Michael Bauer

It doesn't have the text and explanations that the books have, and the pages are much smaller, but all the tunes are there. There are actually two versions of at least one of the Nolan books, each has a few different tunes. the gig book has them all. You also don't get the play-along CD's that come with the books, but you can get something similar from Stepane Wrembel's website.

lgenoni

I am lookinbg for the RNT vol 5, it seems to be out of stock almost everywhere.
someone can give an hint?

p.s.
same think for the first lick book.. sigh!